KPGA Challenge Tour "A New Start as Srixon Tour"

The Korea Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) Challenge (2nd division) Tour is making a fresh start as the Srixon Tour.

KPGA recently held a signing ceremony with Dunlop Sports Korea and agreed to receive support worth 2 billion KRW over four years until 2023. Dunlop Sports Korea has contributed to the development of men's golf in Korea through various sponsorships, starting with the Srixon prize money ranking in 2008, the Srixon Long Drive Award in 2017, and the Srixon KPGA Challenge Tour. This year, their scope has expanded to player marketing, including players competing in the Korean (1st division) Tour such as Lee Soo-min (27), Lee Chang-woo (27), and Lee Seung-taek (25).

CEO Hong Soon-sung stated, "We have decided to actively support the players' futures," and promised, "In addition to sponsoring tournaments, we will continuously expand contracts with players." KPGA Chairman Koo Ja-chul responded, "Players like Im Sung-jae (22), Bae Sang-moon (34), Kim Hyung-sung (40), Kim Dae-hyun (32), and Joo Heung-chul (39) have grown through the Challenge Tour," adding, "Now reborn as the Srixon Tour, we will mobilize all our capabilities to ensure it becomes a gateway for excellent players to continuously emerge."

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